Rail-joint.



4Patented Apr. 29, |902.

c. E. wELLEN. BAIL JOINT.

(Application led Jpn. 15, 1902.) (No Model.)

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CHARLES E. WELLEN, OF MEYERSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA.

R A l L J O l N T SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent N O. 698,606, dated April 29, 1902.

Application filed January l5, 1902. Serial No. 89,836. (No model.)

T0 @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. WELLEN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Meyersdale, in thecounty of Somerset and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail- YJoints, of which the following is a specicavide a rail-joint that may be easily removed when desired.

The invention further contemplates to provide a rail-joint that will be extremely simple in construction, strong,durable, and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts, to be hereinafter more fully described, and specilically pointed out in the claims.

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specication, and wherein like numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views, in which* y y Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved rail-joint, showing the same applied in position. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view thereof. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of one of the fish-plates comprising the joint with the securing-plates removed therefrom.

In the drawings the reference-numeral l represents the ties, and 2 the rails. The reference-numeral 3 represents a fish-plate carrying a base portion 4, said base portion carrying outwardly-extending flanges 5, having openings formed therein to receive bolts 6 or other suitable fastening means securingsaid iianges tothe cross-ties. The reference-numera17 represents the flat top of the base portion 4, upon which are formed flanges 9, forming a guideway 10 to receive the securingplates 1l, said platesextending through the fish-plates, web of the rail, and into the guideway formed on'the opposite fish-plate. The securing-plates l1 are secured by bolts l2 or other suitable fastening meansV extending downwardly through the base-4 into the crossties l. In order to remove my improved railjoint, the bolts 12 are disengaged and the securing-plates -lnay then be removed. 'One of the {ish-plates may then be removed, thus allowing the new rail to be placed in position.

The many advantages obtained by the use of my improved device willbe readily apparent from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawl ings.

It will be noted that various changes may .be made in the details of construction without departing from the general spirit of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. `In a rail-joint, the combination with the rails, fish-plates carrying a base portion and outwardly-extending flanges having guideways formed therein, securing-plates extending throughV said guideways and rails, and means whereby said sh-plates and securingplates are secured to the cross-ties, substantially as described.

2. In a rail-joint, the combination with the rails, fish-plates carrying outwardly-extending base portion, an outwardly extending flange secured Yto said base portion, guideways formed in said base portion, securingplates extending through said guides and through the webs of the rails, means to se cure said flanges to the ties, .and means to se; cure said securing-plates to thebase andties, all parts being arranged and operating substantially as described. e, y

In testimony whereof I aftixmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHAS. E. WELLEN.

Witnesses:

A. W. MALCOLM, T. NnvIN HAY. 

